Mount Harwood

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Mount Harwood
Mount Harwood's west ridge, August 2007. Devil's Backbone Trail passes the summit to the right.
Elevation	9,552 feet (2,911 m)
Location	California, USA
Range	San Gabriel Mountains
Prominence	152 feet (46 m)
Coordinates	34°17′11.01″N 117°37′59.20″W / 34.2863917, -117.6331111Coordinates: 34°17′11.01″N 117°37′59.20″W / 34.2863917, -117.6331111
Topo map	USGS Mount San Antonio
Easiest route	hike

Mount Harwood is the first summit east of Mount San Antonio. The USGS recognized the name to honor California educator and conservationist Aurelia Squire Harwood in 1965. Prior to this, the peak now known as Thunder Mountain (GNIS 255754) was also referred to as Mount Harwood.

Mount Harwood (center) and Devil's Backbone (right) from the southeast, February 2008.

Mount Harwood (right), beside Mount San Antonio (center).

[edit] References

• USGS GNIS: Mount Harwood
• USGS GNIS: Thunder Mountain
• Mount Harwood at Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-06. Source for clean prominence.

[edit] External links

• Mount Harwood is at coordinates 34°17′11″N 117°37′59″W / 34.2863929, -117.6331103 (Mount Harwood)Coordinates: 34°17′11″N 117°37′59″W / 34.2863929, -117.6331103 (Mount Harwood)

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